SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN is a film about hope, inspiration and the resonating power of music. In the late ’60s, two celebrated producers who were struck by his soulful melodies and prophetic lyrics discovered a musician in a Detroit bar. They recorded an album that they believed was going to secure his reputation as oneContinueContinue reading “Searching for Sugar Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) will be released on July 24, 2012 | Sony Legacy”
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Maak ’n pyp en dans (’n Begeleide trippie op soek na die droom) – Albert du Plessis | LitNet
Na wie se pype dans jy? Betrap jouself in ’n goeie bui met ’n massiewe klankstelsel en verloor beheer in die ekstase van ’n smerige Hammond- of pyporrelsolo wat disrespekvol en met minagting tot diép in die rooi in gespeel word. – Albert du Plessis via Maak ’n pyp en dans (’n Begeleide trippie opContinueContinue reading “Maak ’n pyp en dans (’n Begeleide trippie op soek na die droom) – Albert du Plessis | LitNet”
Piet Botha & Akkedis Band: “The Lyzyrd Kyngs”
The friendship and brotherhood between SA music legend Piet Botha and the Akkedis Band, Arthur and Rudolph Dennis and AJ Graham, goes back almost twenty years. Back then Botha was touring a lot with Jack Hammer and used to bump into Arthur and Rudi who were known as The Dennis Brothers in those days. ThereContinueContinue reading “Piet Botha & Akkedis Band: “The Lyzyrd Kyngs””
Ard Matthews releases first solo single “Bolder.”
Ard Matthews releases first solo single “Bolder.” Listen here: Ard Matthews will be releasing a solo album “First Offerings” in the winter of 2012. The first single off the album “Bolder” has just been submitted to national radio. ‘Bolder’ was written and recorded entirely in Ard`s home studio at the end of 2011. In JanuaryContinueContinue reading “Ard Matthews releases first solo single “Bolder.””
Shout SA is back with “You’re The Voice”
Shout is back in 2012 with yet another track involving over 30 local artists in support of the movement against crime in South Africa.
Rodriguez at SXSW 2012 | Light In The Attic
Searching For Sugar Man (film screening) Wednesday, March 14 @ 9:30 PM – 10:55 PM @ Paramount Theatre – 713 Congress Tix are $10 at the theater unless you have a FILM BADGE Rodriguez (live solo performance) – this is sure to be packed so get there early Wednesday, March 14 @ 12 AM (yup,ContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez at SXSW 2012 | Light In The Attic”
‘Searching For Sugar Man’ Wins Two Awards At Sundance Film Festival | PT Music
‘Searching For Sugar Man’ garnered two awards, The ‘World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary’ and ‘World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Prize for its Celebration of the Artistic Spirit’. To receive both an audience award and a critics award is a very rare occurrence indeed and had only happened once before since Sundance was founded in 1981 by Robert Redford. It was also one the first films sold at the Festival, being snapped up by Sony Pictures Classics.
David Bowie’s 2002 Predictions About Music are Pretty Close | TheNextWeb
Music itself is going to become like running water or electricity. So it’s like, just take advantage of these last few years because none of this is ever going to happen again. You’d better be prepared for doing a lot of touring because that’s really the only unique situation that’s going to be left. It’sContinueContinue reading “David Bowie’s 2002 Predictions About Music are Pretty Close | TheNextWeb”
‘Searching For Sugar Man’ To Open 2012 Sundance Film Festival.
‘Searching For Sugar Man’, a new documentary about Rodriguez by Swedish film director, Malik Bendjelloul, will be one of the three opening films at next week’s 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The film will have its international premiere next Thursday 19th January, at the Sundance Festival as a representative of the WorldContinueContinue reading “‘Searching For Sugar Man’ To Open 2012 Sundance Film Festival.”
Nadink-musiek met ‘n storie: Al’astair’s Blou Trane
Die Burger Vrydag 11.11.2011